Yeah, the registration dates are necessary for custom ranks. It's kind of obvious when someone is new anyways, because they come here and post a thread saying "Hi I'm new", or else they post and you notice that you've never seen that person before (i.e., it's common sense). It doesn't matter. I know generally how long everyone here (that I care about) has been here, and I've never looked at the registration dates. I generally don't care at all how long someone has been here. Judging someone on something like that is judging them on nothing at all. I don't judge anyone until I know them. There are "oldbies" I don't know at all, and "newbies" I know very well.

Registration dates DO matter a little, because how long a person has been here is an indication of how well they know the place. If someone who's been here a long time and who knows the rules does something very dumb, well then, they're a jerk. If I new person does something dumb, well, they're just new. Also, how long you've been here shows dedication. If someone has been here a year and still posts, I respect that person for staying so long and contributing. If someone has only been here a month or two, I hold off my judgment until later.

Well, my point is, removing registration dates is pointless. We removed post counts because people were being dumb. No one is being dumb about the registration dates in the same manner they were about the post counts. At least, not overly dumb. I have nothing else to say about it.